Case Study:

New filter device with pleated bags at steel plant

Location: 

  • SLOVENIA

Operation:

Steel grinding machine

Dust type:

Steel grinding dust

Problem:

Before with previous bag house (720 polyester filter bags, 4m long):

  • Short lifetime - Only 3-6 months lifetime of standard filter bags
  • Wrong designed inlet and outlet
  • Undersized bag house --> High dP
  • High emission: Above 30mg/m3

Solution:

  • New dust collector was build and pleated bags (2x288 pcs in each compartment) installed in 2013
  • Pleated bags latest changed in 2016
 

TECHNICAL FACTS

   
  BEFORE AFTER
  Bag filter Pleated bag solution
Airflow in unit  55.000 m³/hour
Dusttype  Steel grinding
Collector running hours/year  7.600
Filter model Filter bag CPB130
Media/cloth type  Polyester needlefelt Spun bond polyester with PTFE-coating
Length  4.020 2.070
Number of bags/cartridges  720 576
M² in each bag/cartridge  2,08 3,40
M² in unit  1.497 1.958

Advantages:

  • Longer life time
  • Lower dP
  • Emission 1mg/m3
  • Satisfied customer!

Before: 

Solution after: 

Sales Representative:

MG